1 91 8.] Recently published Ornithological Works. 313 



taxonomic and zoogeograpliical comments. These number 

 1285 out of about 1700 known to inhabit Colombia. 

 Twenty-two new species and one hundred and fifty new sub- 

 species have been described in the course of the work, 

 mostly in previous numbers of the Bulletin of the American 

 Museum. Eleven new forms belonging to the following 

 genera are here described for the first time : — Zenaida, 

 Phoethornis, Helianthea, Vestipedes, Braclii/yulbci, Pittasoma, 

 Grallaria, Troglodytes, Henicorhina, Cyclaris, P seudochloris . 



The volume is adorned with reproductions of a large 

 number of photographs of scenery, mostly taken by 

 Mr. Chapman himself. These illustrate the different life- 

 zones and fauna] regions. There are also many maps to 

 show the distribution of various species, two coloured maps 

 of the distribution of the forests and of the life-zones and 

 faunal regions, as well as one large general map. Finally, 

 four coloured plates of new birds from the talented brush 

 of iMr. L. A. Fuertes, who himself accompanied two of the 

 expeditions, embellish the volume. 



We can only conclude this notice by offering our most 

 sincere congratulations to Mr. Chapman on the completion 

 of this splendid piece of work, and to wish that he may be 

 able to continue his explorations on the same lines in other 

 parts of South America. 



Evans on the Isle of May. 



[Early references to the Bird-life of the Isle of May. By William 

 Evans, F.R.S.E., M.B.O.U. Scot. Nat. 1!)18, pp. 49-52.J 



This short paper contains a number of quotations from 

 the earlier authors in regard to the birds of the Isle of May, 

 and is to a certain extent supplementary or complementary 

 to that of. Miss Baxter and Miss Rintoul in the present 

 number of ' The Ibis ' (pp. 347-250). 



They commence with an extract from the accounts of the 

 King's treasurer in the reign of James IV. in 1508, and 

 finish with a note of the late Mr. E. T. Booth''s visit in 

 1874. 



